After Yan Xiaohuan shot that arrow, he didn't look back, but buried his head in the road. Along the way, Lin Qiang and Liang Shuopeng didn't dare to say much, but just buried their heads and followed.

Besides, on the side of the mine, the rest of the people who crossed together had already led the familiar mine workers to transport the steam engine and some living materials to the back of the mountain as much as possible. It really couldn't be carried away, so everyone discussed it and decided to destroy it on the spot. Technology is their greatest reliance in this world, and if they can't keep it, it's better to destroy it.

At this moment, many thatched huts were built around the blacksmith shop of the mine, and the people who crossed the mine wanted to move the entire mining village to the back mountain in the name of Rhodes, and found workers to block the narrow passage from the mine to the back mountain with huge stones. If things don't go well, they're going to leave a ruined mine for the lord.

However, despite their best efforts, only the survivors of Hor and Cave 2, the families of the victims, and a small number of mine residents were willing to go with them. The inertia of life dictates that even if the miners know in their hearts that Rhodes is taken away, their situation may be very bad if someone else comes to them, but people always have a fluke mentality, and no one wants to leave their comfort zone.

It's just that at this moment, the people in the mine don't have time to think too much, and they are now interrogating a person. If Lin Qiang was here, he would definitely be surprised.

This person is none other than the captain of Mine No. 1, Pete.

Duan Lingzi and Han Xu were on the left and right, sitting on the bench in the blacksmith shop, Hal was expressionless, burning a soldering iron in the stove next to him. Tsuneishi sat in the doorway, observing every move outside.

Outside the house, Li Xueyuan, Zhao Huiying, and Gao Ting were talking to each other.

"Sister Xueyuan, didn't the mine owner trust this Pete very much before?" Zhao Huiying looked into the room, and the tense atmosphere made him shrink his neck.

"It's hard to say, you don't know your heart." Li Xueyuan shook his head and sighed.

Gao Ting's eyes widened, looked at the room and said, ", I really can't think of it." What do you think he's trying to do? ”

"What's the picture, money." Zhao Huiying said.

"Not necessarily, maybe for some other reason." Li Xueyuan said.

"Ahem, okay, okay, disperse." Gao Ting turned around and said to the onlookers around the blacksmith shop.

These mine people trust them very much, or they would not have moved to the back mountains with them. At this time, the residents of the mine were divided into two factions, one group looked at the house with concern, although Han Xu had explained to them before that the ghost inside was Pete, but they were still suspicious.

On the other hand, there are the families of the victims of Mine No. 2 and the few survivors. They all gritted their teeth and rubbed their fists, eager to rush into the blacksmith and eat Pete alive.

No matter what was going on in the room, the atmosphere in the room was still serious and tense, and it was quiet. After a long time, it was Duan Lingzi who spoke first: "You are afraid." ”

Pete was stunned for a moment, then pretended to be calm and smiled: "What am I afraid of, you guys are simply unreasonable." ”

"Your body language has betrayed you." Duan Lingzi looked at Pete coldly and said lightly.

Han Xu and Tsuneishi turned their heads to look at each other, and the two of them quietly gave a thumbs up from Duan Lingzi's back.

"Open... What are you kidding, can you still see what's going on in my heart? Pete's forehead was already sweating slightly, and he leaned back.

"You want to escape." Duan Lingzi said indifferently.

Pete was stunned, and at this moment, his eyes bulged as if he had seen something incredible.

"Do you want to ask why I know?" Duan Lingzi smiled sarcastically: "You are much simpler than those complicated students I have met before. For me, what you think in your heart is like writing on your face and engraved on your forehead. After a pause, she leaned forward a little and said, "Say, tell me everything you know, maybe we can spare your life." ”

Pete's heart struggled violently, he looked around at several people, and after a long time, he finally sighed and said, "How did you find out that it was mine?" ”

Time went back to more than a week ago, and several people were discussing what to do next in the two-story building. Han Xu tapped on the table and said, "I have asked Cheng Shaowei to go to the provincial capital." Next, we have to find out who the inner ghost of the mine is. ”

Duan Lingzi said: "On the day of the fire in the mine, Hal the captain of the second team said that it was Lao Wang who kept looking at the furnace, and Lao Wang was killed on the spot. Does he know that gunpowder was put in the steam engine? ”

"Can't you, is he stupid, he knows that he still burns the fire, and he doesn't know how to run?" Gao Ting said.

Han Xu frowned, and said after a long time: "Changshi, if I'm not mistaken, is Lao Wang's family missing?" ”

Tsuneishi nodded and said, "Yes, I asked the miners in Cave No. 2, and they told me about it. ”

Then, Han Xu put forward a conjecture that was consistent with Lin Qiang: "Usually only Lao Wang burns the steam engine, so no matter who approaches, it will be discovered." So, only if he puts it in himself, no one else notices, right? ”

"Crazy, huh? Can't think of suicide? Li Xueyuan said.

"Don't forget, after the accident in the No. 2 mine, when the people in the mine informed the family, they found that Lao Wang's family was missing. Does it matter? Han Xu frowned.

"You mean?" Duan Lingzi clasped his hands and frowned, "His family may have disappeared a long time ago, but they only found out after the accident in the mine?" ”

Han Xu knocked on the table and said, "Yes!" That's what I want to say. Maybe Lao Wang's family was kidnapped or how to control it, Lao Wang had to do it. ”

"Xuxu, but what you said is all speculation? We have no proof. What if it's someone else? Zhao Huiying reminded.

"At the very least, we have to have a direction. The mine is so big, anyone can possibly do it. We are not police, and we don't know how to investigate, so we can only find direction from the superficial information. Han Xu explained.

"I agree with what Sister Xu said, let's take a look in this direction first." Tsuneishi nodded.

"When is it, still looking for evidence. Sister Xu, you just say what to do next! Gao Ting said.

"Okay, next, let's find out who is the last to go to Lao Wang's house. Everyone goes to the village and asks the neighbors around Lao Wang's house, and they will definitely be rewarded. ”

Back to the present, Han Xu didn't tell Pete about the results of the investigation, but asked directly: "What about Lao Wang's family?" Where did you hide him? ”

"Lao Wang?" Pete pretended not to know, and his heart twitched, but he quickly covered it up. But he didn't expect Duan Lingzi to mend the knife next to him and said, "Look, I'm lying again." ”

Hal had finally lost his patience, and the tragic death of his brother, and the possibility of crossing through several people had made Hal very angry. He took the fiery iron and walked towards Pete.

"Wait for Hal." Han Xu hurriedly stopped.

Hal ignored it, just stared at his blood-red eyes and pressed the soldering iron hard against Pete's body.

In an instant, the smell of burnt flesh came, and Pete fainted with a scream.

The people outside who didn't believe it was Pete were like a seedling at this time, and they were about to break into the house despite the three of Li Xueyuan's stopping. As soon as they pushed the door open, they saw Hal scalding Pete with a soldering iron, and they were about to start scolding.

How do you know that Hal is the first to say: "Come on?" Why is Lao Tzu afraid of you? I'm going to kill him today, this bastard with a beast's heart! ”

Whether it was from what Hal was doing now, or from Howl's frantic mental state, it was a shock to the people who rushed into my mine. After a while, an older woman said, "Howl, don't get excited. Not necessarily Pete did it. ”

"Shut your mouth when you can't speak, idiot!" Hal scolded. The woman's face flushed, and she was about to return the sentence in anger, but when she saw Hal's hideous expression, she swallowed her words back again.

"Lao Tzu knows more than you have eaten these days, now you all get out of here and close the door of the blacksmith shop. Otherwise, don't blame Lao Tzu for turning his face and being ruthless! Hal shouted angrily. The people who rushed in looked at each other one by one, retreated and closed the door, and then did not dare to mention the question of rushing into the house.

Yes, no one hates this inner ghost more than Hal, and no one is angrier than he is now. "I understand you, Brother Hal, but you need to be calm." Tsuneishi said. He walked over slowly, took the soldering iron from Hal's hand, and woke Pete awake.

Tsuneishi's voice was unwavering, but full of power: "Say, we know what we should know, and we know what we shouldn't know." ”

Pete looked at the wound on his chest, the flesh was charred and blackened, and some places had been burned in an instant. "Pain", this was his first feeling, but when he saw Howl's scarlet, hateful eyes, he finally felt a trace of guilt in his heart.

He cried.

Pete cried very sadly, cried very painfully, cried and cried. Everyone kept looking at him indifferently, until after his emotions eased, Han Xu's cold voice floated over: "Say it, everyone is waiting for an answer." ”

After Pete finished crying, he laughed self-deprecatingly again, and he muttered, "Dead." ”

"Damn, what did you say!" Hal, who had just calmed down, was instantly furious and wanted to rush over and beat him, but was stopped by Changshi.

Han Xu frowned and said, "Changshi, take him out first, he is no longer suitable to stay here." ”

Then after Tsuneishi took Hal out, Han Xu and Duan Lingzi glanced at each other, Duan Lingzi nodded, and Han Xu asked again, "How did you die?" You killed? ”

Pete looked at Han Xu, then at Duan Lingzi, nodded, shook his head again, and then said slowly: "It's not me, but it's really me who killed me." I'm sorry for Lao Wang, and I'm sorry for his family. ”

Speaking of this, Pete's tears flowed again.